This temple is located in Cheruplassery, Palakkad district. It is believed to be more than 1500 years old. It is a very popular place of worship for devotees living in eighteen and a half deshams lying between the Kallikodan mountain ranges in the north and the Mushiri mountains in the south. The temple does not have any property assigned to it and is run on the contributions made by the devotees. The legend about the origin of this temple refers to Aadi Parashakthy taking incarnation as three sisters. They arrived at a house named Pathiyil in Kanjikulam, close to Ezhakadu desham, at dusk. The head more of the family, Pathiyil Moothaar, enquired what he could do for them, and they asked for food for one meal. They said that they would prepare it themselves and asked him to give them the facilities to do that. The Moothar gave them a brass vessel, an iron vessel and an earthen vessel. They prepared the food, ate it and slept there. The next morning, the three ladies were not seen there, and Moothar searched for them everywhere. Then he informed Kongott Nair, the chieftain of the place. They held an astrological consultation, in which revealed that the three ladies were the incarnations of Aadi Parashakthi.  As it was suggested that they should be consecrated for the welfare of the people of that area, the eldest was consecrated as Kunnapally Bhagavathy at Ezhakkad, the second sister as Maanchery Bhagavathy at Cheraya in Kongatt and the youngest as Sathram Kavil Bhagavathy at Kaanjikulam. The Goddesses were first consecrated at the compound belonging to a Nair family named Arthakkad in a shed made of wood, 100 meters away from the place where the temple stands today. About 600 years ago, the Kongad Swaroopam recognised the suzerainty of the Namboothiris, and the compound then belonged to them. But it is believed that the effulgence of the Goddess is still present in that compound. It is believed that while the Goddesses were consecrated there, every Friday, at midnight, the Goddess and her retinue used to dance in the field nearby, and this field came to be known as Kalikandam. So today also all the processions coming to the temple are performed at this place. When the place came to be under the control of the Namboothiris, the Goddess was shifted. Here, the Nairs have been performing the rituals from the beginning. One of the most important rituals here is the Kummatti in the month of Kumbham. There is a legend behind the Kummatti also. Thirukunnapally Bhagavathy is Bhadrakali, the destroyer of Darika. In ancient times, all the Goddesses were under the Kodungaloor Bhagavathy. So, every year, all the temples had to bring a part of the offerings received by them to Kodungaloor Bhagavathy. Once, Kunnappally Bhagavathy was not able to do this. Kodungaloor Bhagavathy thought that Kunnappaly Bhagavathy had defied her. So Kodungaloor Bhagavathy came to stand on top of the Kallatikotan mountain. At that time, Kunnappaly Bhagavathy had started on her tour of her territory to see to the welfare of her devotees. As Bhagavathy was resting at Vettithodi Palli Manayalil, she saw an unnatural light on top of the mountain, as if the sun had risen at midnight. She could see the form of Bhagavathy with 64 arms as she appeared after killing Darika. As Kodungaloor Bhagavathy attacked Kunnappally Bhagavathy with her sword, she managed to avoid being wounded. Kunnappally Bhagavathy spoke of her disability to pay as her devotees were poor. But Kodungaloor Bhagavathy threatened to destroy all her devotees within seven days. The next day, all the devotees of Kunnappally Bhagavathy were seen afflicted with smallpox. The Goddess started to protect her devotees and caught Vasoorimala, one among the retinue of Kodungaloor Bhagavathy and decided to kill her.  But Vasoorimala fell at her feet. So Bhagavathy left Vasoorimala and sacrificed 101 deer. As Vasoorimala accepted that the devotees were cured. These devotees made payasam themselves and offered it to Bhagavathy in gratitude. This day is celebrated with kummatti today. The old idol was replaced with one made of stone in 1983. Even today, offerings are prepared in brass, iron and earthen vessels in memory of the three sisters visiting the house of the Moothar. As the three Goddesses are considered to be sisters, when there is a celebration in one temple. There will be no celebrations in the other two.